“We are Sex Bob-Omb!1, 2, 3, 4…” is the first lyric blaring when the play button is selected for “The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” Soundtrack.
It’s a very rare occurrence when a movie soundtrack can match the level of greatness the movie personifies.“The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” Soundtrack is in those high ranks of an ear popping soundtrack.
The soundtrack was release three days before the film on Aug. 10. The album is able to hold on to a true nerd’s attention by having video game influenced music.
With the help of musical brain child Beck, it’s far from being horrible. Along with Beck, are the Black Lips, Metric, and the Rolling Stones. The album is more than likely to show that video games and music go hand in hand sometimes. With the movie following the love life of a geek who’s also a bass guitarist for the band Sex Bob-omb, some songs on the album have that gritty garage sound.
The 19 track album complements the movie precisely and accurately shows each band’s work. Most of the movie’s actors generously helped with the album by providing some of their own vocals on three of the Sex Bob-omb songs.
Actor Michael Cera, who played the lead character in the movie, Scott Pilgrim, provided vocals also. He also played bass guitar in majority of the tracks. The soundtrack is filled with grunge pop / indie rock angst songs including ballads.
Beck helped pen most of the album, along with the movie’s director having a huge part in the song selection. Some songs were made before the movie was even thought off such as, “I heard Ramona sing” by Frank Black.
The L.A. based band Beachwood Sparks covered a song by smooth R&B singer Sade. The song, “By your side” has more of an indie feel to it. The majority of the songs have vocals that are on point along with a fluid string of grunge rock to follow it.
The lyrics serve as a bittersweet memory for the main characters in the movie. Each song has the ability to verbally blast through the headphones and make the grunge sound acceptable.
The director did a brilliant job with selecting songs for the movie, because it’s easy for the listener to think of what scene the song would go with. Even though the movie did not do so well in the theatres, the soundtrack was able to peak at number two on the Billboard Soundtracks chart.
The soundtrack goes beyond all the expectations of any listener; it has the ability to punch the sound into the headphones perfectly. It’s the mix of the garage punk sound and the smooth rock ballads that keep the ears wanting more.
Here's my favorite song off the album "It's getting boring by the sea" by Blood Red Shoes.
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